Google's Android has been Africa's most widely used mobile platform and accounted for ***** percent of the mobile operating system market in Kenya as of November 2024. Apple's iOS was the next most popular operating system in the country, with a market share of about **** percent in the same month. Overall, Android OS dominated the mobile OIS market in Kenya since 2018.

During the fourth quarter of 2021, France recorded the highest growth of Telegram downloads on iPad and iPhone devices combined, with an increase of more than ** percent compared to the previous quarter. Nigeria and Kenya followed with **** percent and ** percent increase in downloads on iOS devices, respectively. Telegram, which was launched in 2013, is a mobile instant messaging and calls app. The app has become increasingly popular in recent years, with users looking for alternatives to Meta messaging products like WhatsApp and Messenger.